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− | '''Feliks Zemdegs''' is an [[Australia]]n speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. Feliks is the first to have ever gotten the achievement of taking all single and average records for 3x3 through 7x7. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive speedcuber in history. | + | '''Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs''' is an [[Australia]]n speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. Feliks is the first to have ever gotten the achievement of taking all single and average records for 3x3 through 7x7. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive speedcuber in history. |
− | He is currently sponsored by [[ | + | He is currently sponsored by [[GAN]]. |
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | Feliks started cubing in April 2008 after watching [[Dan Brown]]'s "How to solve a Rubik’s Cube" on YouTube. He started out [[Color neutrality|colour neutral]] because Dan Brown advised to solve the easiest cross.[https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/interview-with-feliks-zemdegs.24929/] He got to sub-20 in 4 months, sub-15 in 9 months, and reached a sub-10 average around June 2009. He got his first world records at his second competion—the ''Melbourne Summer Open 2010'' on 30 January 2010: a 9.21 second 3×3 average, and 42.01 second 4×4 average. His preferred 3×3 cube at that time was a Type [[GuoJia|Alpha V]].[https://undick.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/interview-with-cuber-feliks-zemdegs/] He held the 3×3 average world record continuously from then until 23 April 2017, improving it eight times. | ||
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+ | He won four events at the [[World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011]]. He didn't win the 3x3 final there, but did win the event at the next two world championships, beating [[Mats Valk]] in the final both times. He has broken the world record for the 3×3 average thirteen times, the 3×3 single ten times, and has amassed 121 world records in all events. He has won 14 world championship titles. | ||
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+ | Feliks has a website, [https://www.cubeskills.com/ CubeSkills], which includes tutorials on solving the Rubik's cube and other puzzles. There are free algorithm sheets, and some free speed solving tutorial videos. The site also offers a premium membership, which enables access to advanced speed solving videos. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Feliks is often joked about for being outstandingly good at [[3x3x3 With Feet]], although he has never officially done a feet solve nor publicly posted any videos of him unofficially solving with feet. | * Feliks is often joked about for being outstandingly good at [[3x3x3 With Feet]], although he has never officially done a feet solve nor publicly posted any videos of him unofficially solving with feet. | ||
+ | * Feliks is the only cuber to have ever won the 3x3x3 event at a World Championship more than once. | ||
+ | * Feliks has played the alto saxophone for three bands. He can juggle 4 balls, and do some 3 ball tricks. | ||
== Style == | == Style == | ||
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=== World Records === | === World Records === | ||
− | Feliks currently holds (as of | + | Feliks currently holds (as of 28th December 2019) 1 world record. |
He is the cuber with world records in the most events (current and past), with world records in 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 2x2, 3x3 One-handed, 6x6, 7x7, and 4x4 Blindfolded. | He is the cuber with world records in the most events (current and past), with world records in 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 2x2, 3x3 One-handed, 6x6, 7x7, and 4x4 Blindfolded. | ||
− | + | Current world records are displayed with a red background. | |
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− | '''Average''' | + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
− | + | ! Event !! Type !! First World Record !! Latest World Record !! Total | |
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+ | |rowspan="2"| [[Rubik's Cube (puzzle type)|3×3×3]] || Single || '''7.03s''' <br> ''Melbourne Cube Day 2010'' <br> 13 November || '''4.22s''' <br> ''Cube for Cambodia 2018'' <br> 6 May || 10 | ||
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+ | || Average || '''9.21s''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer Open 2010'' <br> 30 January ||style="background: #ffaaa0;" | '''5.53s''' <br> ''Odd Day in Sydney 2019'' <br> 10 November || 12 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[2x2x2 Cube|2×2×2]] || Average|| '''2.35s''' <br> ''Asian Championship 2010'' <br> 9–10 October || '''2.12s''' <br> ''Melbourne Cube Day 2010'' <br> 13 November || 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"| [[4x4x4 Cube|4×4×4]] || Single || '''35.55s''' <br> ''New Zealand Champs 2010'' <br> 10 July || '''19.36s''' <br> ''LatAm Tour - Arequipa 2017'' <br> 22 June || 12 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | || Average || '''42.01s''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer Open 2010'' <br> 30 January || '''25.97s''' <br> ''Adelaide Summer 2017'' <br> 21 January || 7 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"| [[5x5x5 Cube|5×5×5]] || Single || '''1:02.93''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2010'' <br> 4–5 September || '''37.93s''' <br> ''Canberra Autumn 2018'' <br> 21–22 April || 16 | ||
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+ | || Average || '''1:07.59''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2010'' <br> 4–5 September || '''43.21s''' <br> ''Melbourne Cube Days 2017'' <br> 18–19 November || 21 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"| [[6x6x6 Cube|6×6×6]] || Single || '''2:05.88''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer 2011'' <br> 29–30 January || '''1:20.03''' <br> ''World Championship 2017'' <br> 13–16 July || 6 | ||
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+ | || Average || '''2:15.64''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer 2011'' <br> 29–30 January || '''1:27.79''' <br> ''World Championship 2017'' <br> 13–16 July || 8 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"| [[7x7x7 Cube|7×7×7]] || Single || '''2:23.55''' <br> ''World Championship 2015'' <br> 17–19 July || '''2:06.73''' <br> ''World Championship 2017'' <br> 13–16 July || 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | || Average || '''2:52.09''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2013'' <br> 7-8 September || '''2:14.04''' <br> ''China's 10th Anniversary 2017'' <br> 1–2 October || 11 | ||
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+ | |rowspan="2"| 3×3×3 One-handed || Single || '''11.16s''' <br> ''Kubaroo Open 2011'' <br> 7 May || '''6.88s''' <br> ''Canberra Autumn 2015'' <br> 9–10 May || 4 | ||
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+ | || Average || '''14.76s''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2010'' <br> 4–5 September || '''10.21s''' <br> ''Malaysia Cube Open 2017'' <br> 14–15 October || 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4×4×4 Blindfolded || Single || '''3:37.80''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer 2011'' <br> 29–30 January || — || 1 | ||
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=== Titles === | === Titles === | ||
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{{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2013 }} | {{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2013 }} | ||
{{S-title| title=5x5x5 World Champion | year=2015, 2017 }} | {{S-title| title=5x5x5 World Champion | year=2015, 2017 }} | ||
− | {{S- | + | {{S-title-aft| after=[[Max Park]] | year=2019 }} |
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Dan Cohen]] | year=2009 }} | {{S-title-bef| before=[[Dan Cohen]] | year=2009 }} | ||
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{{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2015 }} | {{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2015 }} | ||
{{S-title| title=7x7x7 World Champion | year=2017 }} | {{S-title| title=7x7x7 World Champion | year=2017 }} | ||
− | {{S- | + | {{S-title-aft | after=[[Max Park]] | year=2019 }} |
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Arifumi Fushimi]] | year=2011 }} | {{S-title-bef| before=[[Arifumi Fushimi]] | year=2011 }} | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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=== Interviews === | === Interviews === | ||
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* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?24929 Interview with Feliks Zemdegs] | * Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?24929 Interview with Feliks Zemdegs] | ||
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/entry.php?21-Interview-with-Jessica-Fridrich-and-Zbigniew-Zborowski-about-Feliks-Zemdegs Interview with Jessica Fridrich and Zbigniew Zborowski about Feliks Zemdegs] | * [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/entry.php?21-Interview-with-Jessica-Fridrich-and-Zbigniew-Zborowski-about-Feliks-Zemdegs Interview with Jessica Fridrich and Zbigniew Zborowski about Feliks Zemdegs] | ||
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[[Category:World record holders|Zemdegs, Feliks]] | [[Category:World record holders|Zemdegs, Feliks]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Former world champions|Zemdegs, Feliks]] |
[[Category:Big Cube solvers|Zemdegs, Feliks]] | [[Category:Big Cube solvers|Zemdegs, Feliks]] | ||
[[Category:OH cubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]] | [[Category:OH cubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]] |
Revision as of 21:45, 15 January 2020
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Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs is an Australian speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. Feliks is the first to have ever gotten the achievement of taking all single and average records for 3x3 through 7x7. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive speedcuber in history.
He is currently sponsored by GAN.
Contents
History
Feliks started cubing in April 2008 after watching Dan Brown's "How to solve a Rubik’s Cube" on YouTube. He started out colour neutral because Dan Brown advised to solve the easiest cross.[1] He got to sub-20 in 4 months, sub-15 in 9 months, and reached a sub-10 average around June 2009. He got his first world records at his second competion—the Melbourne Summer Open 2010 on 30 January 2010: a 9.21 second 3×3 average, and 42.01 second 4×4 average. His preferred 3×3 cube at that time was a Type Alpha V.[2] He held the 3×3 average world record continuously from then until 23 April 2017, improving it eight times.
He won four events at the World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011. He didn't win the 3x3 final there, but did win the event at the next two world championships, beating Mats Valk in the final both times. He has broken the world record for the 3×3 average thirteen times, the 3×3 single ten times, and has amassed 121 world records in all events. He has won 14 world championship titles.
Feliks has a website, CubeSkills, which includes tutorials on solving the Rubik's cube and other puzzles. There are free algorithm sheets, and some free speed solving tutorial videos. The site also offers a premium membership, which enables access to advanced speed solving videos.
Trivia
- Feliks is often joked about for being outstandingly good at 3x3x3 With Feet, although he has never officially done a feet solve nor publicly posted any videos of him unofficially solving with feet.
- Feliks is the only cuber to have ever won the 3x3x3 event at a World Championship more than once.
- Feliks has played the alto saxophone for three bands. He can juggle 4 balls, and do some 3 ball tricks.
Style
Feliks Zemdegs is a color-neutral CFOP user. His meteoric rise in 2009, together with Rowe Hessler's earlier success, were the catalysts for the current popularity of color neutrality in 3x3 speedsolving.
Methods
Milestones
Feliks was the first cuber to achieve the following milestones:
Official
- 3x3 speedsolve average: sub-10, sub-9, sub-8, sub-7, sub-6
- 3x3 speedsolve single: sub-7, sub-6
- 4x4 speedsolve average: sub-40, sub-35, sub-26
- 4x4 speedsolve single: sub-35
- 5x5 speedsolve average: sub-70, sub-65, sub-60, sub-55, sub-50, sub-45
- 5x5 speedsolve single: sub-60, sub-50, sub-45, sub-40
- 3x3 one-handed average: sub-15
- 3x3 one-handed single: sub-8, sub-7
- 6x6 speedsolve average: sub-200, sub-170, sub-90
- 6x6 speedsolve single: sub-190, sub-180, sub-90
- 7x7 speedsolve average: sub-230, sub-220, sub-140, sub-135
- 7x7 speedsolve single: sub-220, sub-130
- Holding all 3x3-7x7 records at the same time for both single and average
- Breaking more than 100 official WCA world records
World Records
Feliks currently holds (as of 28th December 2019) 1 world record. He is the cuber with world records in the most events (current and past), with world records in 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 2x2, 3x3 One-handed, 6x6, 7x7, and 4x4 Blindfolded.
Current world records are displayed with a red background.
Event | Type | First World Record | Latest World Record | Total |
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3×3×3 | Single | 7.03s Melbourne Cube Day 2010 13 November |
4.22s Cube for Cambodia 2018 6 May |
10 |
Average | 9.21s Melbourne Summer Open 2010 30 January |
5.53s Odd Day in Sydney 2019 10 November |
12 | |
2×2×2 | Average | 2.35s Asian Championship 2010 9–10 October |
2.12s Melbourne Cube Day 2010 13 November |
2 |
4×4×4 | Single | 35.55s New Zealand Champs 2010 10 July |
19.36s LatAm Tour - Arequipa 2017 22 June |
12 |
Average | 42.01s Melbourne Summer Open 2010 30 January |
25.97s Adelaide Summer 2017 21 January |
7 | |
5×5×5 | Single | 1:02.93 Australian Nationals 2010 4–5 September |
37.93s Canberra Autumn 2018 21–22 April |
16 |
Average | 1:07.59 Australian Nationals 2010 4–5 September |
43.21s Melbourne Cube Days 2017 18–19 November |
21 | |
6×6×6 | Single | 2:05.88 Melbourne Summer 2011 29–30 January |
1:20.03 World Championship 2017 13–16 July |
6 |
Average | 2:15.64 Melbourne Summer 2011 29–30 January |
1:27.79 World Championship 2017 13–16 July |
8 | |
7×7×7 | Single | 2:23.55 World Championship 2015 17–19 July |
2:06.73 World Championship 2017 13–16 July |
5 |
Average | 2:52.09 Australian Nationals 2013 7-8 September |
2:14.04 China's 10th Anniversary 2017 1–2 October |
11 | |
3×3×3 One-handed | Single | 11.16s Kubaroo Open 2011 7 May |
6.88s Canberra Autumn 2015 9–10 May |
4 |
Average | 14.76s Australian Nationals 2010 4–5 September |
10.21s Malaysia Cube Open 2017 14–15 October |
5 | |
4×4×4 Blindfolded | Single | 3:37.80 Melbourne Summer 2011 29–30 January |
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Titles
World Titles | ||
Preceded by Michał Pleskowicz 2011 |
3x3x3 World Champion 2013, 2015 |
Succeeded by Max Park 2017 |
Preceded by Rowe Hessler 2009 |
2x2x2 World Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Cameron Stollery 2013 |
Preceded by Cameron Stollery 2013 |
2x2x2 World Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Antonie Paterakis 2017 |
Preceded by Syuhei Omura 2009 |
4x4x4 World Champion 2011, 2013, 2015 |
Succeeded by Sebastian Weyer 2017 |
Preceded by Dan Cohen 2009 |
5x5x5 World Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Kevin Hays 2013 |
Preceded by Kevin Hays 2013 |
5x5x5 World Champion 2015, 2017 |
Succeeded by Max Park 2019 |
Preceded by Dan Cohen 2009 |
6x6x6 World Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Kevin Hays 2013 |
Preceded by Kevin Hays 2015 |
7x7x7 World Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Max Park 2019 |
Preceded by Arifumi Fushimi 2011 |
3x3x3 OH World Champion 2013, 2015 |
Succeeded by Max Park 2017 |
External links
- Feliks's at-home personal best sheet (updated within minutes of each personal best). Includes mains, upcoming competitions, and FAQ
- Feliks Zemdegs's YouTube channel
- CubeCast Podcast: Episode 02 - Feliks Zemdegs
Interviews
- Speedsolving.com: Interview with Feliks Zemdegs
- Interview with Jessica Fridrich and Zbigniew Zborowski about Feliks Zemdegs
- Feliks Zemdegs Exclusive Interview - Rubik's Cube record holder
Tribute Videos
- Speedsolving.com: (video) My name is Feliks Zemdegs
- Youtube.com: My name is Feliks Zemdegs